St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-29
The Champion Hand on Which 300 Mon.
tana Miners Raked in Pot of
About $4,000.
The Managers of Claim Near Helena
Visited the Shaft Intending to Shut
Down the Works,
Whereupon the Men Put Them I'm
DURANGO Until They Arranged to
Pay Wages Due.
The Quartette Released After Putting
Financial Matters in a Salts
factory Shape.

Mining company, was interviewed TODAY.
lie was liberated by the miners at Gregory
! yesterday afternoon and drove into Helena,
arriving here at midnight last night He
says General Manager Child, Bach, West
ana hlmsef went out to Gregory, twenty
three miles south of Helena, on Wednes-
day, in conformity with instructions re-
ceived from New York to close down the
works. AS soon as they arrived at Gregory
ana made this known to the miners, the
5oO employees Immediately went on strike,
| demanding their wages for December and
January, which were still unpaid, amount
ing to between $50, 900 and $4,000. Selg-
man and his companions were Immediately
taken into custody by
| THE EXASPERATED MINERS,
VINO Locked them up in the shaft house and
threatened to keep them there until their
wages were paid. Seligman was given the
freedom OF the town, though always kept
under surveillance. At noon YESTERDAY the
three others were released to come
to Helena and make arrangement S,
the miners still holding Seligman as host
age In the afternoon kilograms were sent
thick and fast to New York and at g
O'Clock Gov Hauser, Selgman's banker,
received dispatch from the New York
SellgmanS. saying they would pay every
thing If Albert was released. The message
was sent at once to Gregory and Seligman
was liberated on his word of honor to sec
that the promise Of the telegram was full
! filled. He came in here immediately and
signed the drafts to-day for the money.
Tomorrow the general manager will 60 out
to Gregory to pay off. Your correspondent
interviewed ii. w. Child, the general man
ager of the Gregory company. to-day and
learned the following particulars: The
Gregory Consolidating Mining company is
| OWNED PRINCIPALLY IN NEW YORK.
The president is Jesse w. Lilienthal.
brother of Cashier Liienthal, of the Anglo
| California bank of San Francisco; vice
president, E. f. Child, of Boston, formerly
member of the San Francisco stock ex-
change; general manager. H. W. Child, OF
Helena, formerly of San Francisco. E. W.
Bach. now of Helena, formerly partner
of Clay Green in San Francisco, is the ac-
countant, and the treasurer is j. Lilien- |
thai, of New York. j. and w. Selgman,
New York, the bankers, are the largest
single stockholders. The Gregory company
was capitalized at So, 900. 900 in $40 shares.
The Gregory mine is located twenty-three
miles south of Helena. The COM
pany has been operating for six
years, producing bullion right along.
The works alone are valued at
$500, 900. Three hundred men were EN-.
ployed at the mine and works. The town
of Gregory has 1000 inhabitants Last
Tuesday Manager Child got a dispatch from
New York telling him to close down the
works Wednesday. He started with Selig-
man and others to do so. Yesterday morn
ing he told the men to quit work. The men
struck and imprisoned himself and cempan-
ions to await the payment of the December
| and January wages. The men acted peace.
| ably. They closed up all the saloons in the
| camp and knocked off work. but kept tho
pumps going so that the mine itself should
not be injured. At noon yesterday they re-
leased Child. Bach and West, superintend-
ent OF the mine, who came to Helena at
once. Later Seligman got dispatch from
his New York relatives, saying
EVERYTHING WOULD BE PAID
and he was released. Manager Child said
the men would be paid off tomorrow and
the pumps kept going till operations are re-
sumed, which will be in a short time From
unofficial sources it is learned that the
Gregory company is heavily in debt and
there is no money in the treasury Though
they have expended So. 600, 900 in Montana
in the past six years. they could not make
enough to pay the debt and interest. A
| California machinery firm recently got a
| Judgment of $50, 900 against the company
for works. Seligman says his family has
been advancing money to run the company
for years past. They got tired of it, and
refused to put up any more and the crash
| came. In Western parlance the Gregory
company seems busted, though the officials
say they VIII resume operations soon.
Everything IS quiet at Gregory to-day. the
men being confident of pay tomorrow. All
has been orderly so far, though yesterday
the men threatened to burn the works if not
paid off at once
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
HELENA. Mont, Jan. 2S.-The Gregory
Consolidated Mining company, of New
York, working the Gregory mine situated
four miles from Wickes and twenty five
miles from Helena. telegraphed 81. w.
Child, general manager, to close down
operations. for the reason that there was no
money in the treasury. Child started for
the mine with E. w. Bach, Accountant
West. and Albert K. Seligman, of the firm
of j. & w. Seligman & Co., bankers, OF
New York, to notify the men and close the
works. Drafts for the amounts due to en-
ployes had not reached Helena. The men
fearing that they were to lose the two
months wages due, on being notified
OF the company's intention, called
meeting and took charge Of
the mine and the works. They
went in body and notified the gentlemen
named that they wanted them to attend
their meeting in the hosting works. One
hundred and fifty men walking in 'front.' and
rs men behind escorted them to the meet
ing. Speeches were made on both Sides
The men voted to hold the four gentlemen
named until the money was forthcoming.
They detailed eight men to guard them dur
ing the night and eight men to guard them
during the day. They voted to close every
saloon, and detailed men for that purpose,
which was strictly carried out. They APP
pointed committee to
INSPECT ALL TELEGRAMs
and correspondence. Later in the day they
decided to allow the general manager to go
out to secure the money, at the same time
paroling the accountant and foreman but
holding Mr.. Seligman prisoner for security
until the money was paid, He telegraphed
his father i'll New York that if the company
did not pay the men he would not answer
for the consequences for the protection Of
the property or himself. The amount in
volved was SIS, 900. J. and W. Seligman
& Co., although owning but portion of
the company'S stock Immediately tele-
graphed the money to Helena for the pay
ment of the men and the release of the COM
pany's property and Seligman. About
midnight last night Mr.. Seligman was re.
leased upon messenger being sent to the
men by Gov. .Hauser, who guaranteed the
money for Seligman 81 Co. The men
treated the prisoner and all parties with the
utmost respect and courtesy and protected
the property of the company.
Sued for Salaries.
NEW YORK. Jan. 2S.-Judge Browne, OF
tho aitv p0urt TO-DAY rnnlohod 1ba 49,;